MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN III - PLUMBER
Basic Function:
Perform advanced skilled maintenance, repair and construction of district buildings and equipment in one or more craft or trade; lead other Maintenance Technicians as necessary; work independently in advanced trades such as electrical, plumbing, steam fitter, electrical motor repair, welding and engine rebuilding.
Responsible To: Maintenance Supervisor
Shares Responsibility With: Maintenance Supervisor
Contract Terms: 8 hours per day, 12 Month Annual Contract
Qualifications:
- Certification: High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Experience: Four years journey-level experience in one or more trades areas.
Duties:
- Performs a variety of skilled work in the maintenance and repair of district facilities and equipment; supervises and coordinates the work of assigned staff to accomplish a wide variety of duties related to the building trades.
- Is regular in attendance and punctual.
- Reports to the Maintenance Supervisor daily for work assignments and progress reports.
- Performs various refrigeration, plumbing and heating-related duties; cuts, threads, assembles and lays pipe; assists in the purchase, installation, repair and maintenance of various plumbing, heating and air conditioning fixtures; performs welding and metal fabrication; diagnoses and repairs electronic ignition systems for heaters, furnaces and hot water heaters.
- Assists in the purchase, installation, maintenance and repair of electrical wiring and fixtures; performs trouble-shooting to repair or replace fans and motors; performs repairs to motors, bells, clocks and lighting circuits and to communication and audio-visual equipment.
- Estimates cost of labor and materials for work orders; obtains competitive prices for equipment and supplies needed by the district.
- Performs skilled maintenance and repair on mechanical and electrical equipment; tests and replaces circuits; coordinates emergency repairs and large complex projects; troubleshoots and corrects defective switches, receptacles, ballasts and other wiring; performs routine mechanical and electrical maintenance.
- Operates a variety of equipment and machines including saws, drill presses and various hand and power tools to perform repair and maintenance work; maintains tools and equipment in a safe, clean and proper working condition.
- Assures compliance with appropriate safety practices and procedures and with applicable federal, state and local codes, regulations and requirements.
- Maintains various records related to labor, materials and work orders.
- Purchases tools, equipment and materials; operates light trucks to pick up and deliver equipment and supplies.
- Maintains cooperative working relationship with Maintenance Supervisor, other maintenance employees and school employees.
- Punctual and regular in attendance.
- Performs related duties and other maintenance and operation duties as assigned by Maintenance Supervisor.
Knowledge of:
- Trade tools, equipment, materials, methods and techniques used in skilled and general maintenance and repair involving at least one of the following: electrical, heating and air conditioning, locksmithing, plumbing, carpentry, painting, welding or automotive mechanic.
- Appropriate health and safety precautions and procedures.
- Technical aspects of field of specialty.
- Proper methods of storing equipment, materials and supplies.
- Basic record-keeping techniques.
- Requirements of maintaining school buildings in a safe, clean and orderly condition.
- Federal, state and local building codes and regulations.
Ability to:
- Perform a wide variety of skilled journey-level work in the maintenance and repair of district facilities and equipment.
- Prioritize, schedule assign and review work.
- Train and provide work direction to assigned personnel in the performance of a wide variety of duties related to the building trades.
- Interpret, explain and apply codes, rules and regulations involved in assigned maintenance activities.
- Effectively and safely operate a variety of assigned tools and equipment.
- Interpret blueprints, shop drawings, sketches and work orders to others.
- Understand and follow oral and written directions.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Estimate labor and materials costs.
- Make arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately.
- Work independently with little direction.
- Meet schedules and time lines.
- Maintain routine records.
- Observe legal and defensive driving practices.
- Operate a district vehicle and perform heavy physical labor.
- Lift heavy objects weighing up to seventy (70) pounds.
Licenses & Other Requirements:
- Shall maintain a valid Kentucky drivers license.
- Journeyman Licensure
- If an plumber's license is not held or current, commensurate experience required to obtain license within first 90 days of employment
- Shall not accept outside employment or activities which will prevent the fulfillment of regularly assigned duties and obligations or the working of overtime, as required.
- Shall not perform any duties related to an outside job during working hours, including but not limited to, the use and/or possession of not board owned telephones, or radios during working hours.
Employees new to the District may bring in up to ten years full time verified experience in a similar position. (Step 10 is $24.93 per hour)
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